Rather be broke and happy as two friends start used car venture
St Louis entrepreneurs Mike Johnson and Jim Oakley turned evenings fixing old cars into J & M Auto Sales. Eighteen months in, the business is growing but irregular. They rode from banking and printing to ownership, learning ownership costs, seasonality, and the value of supportive families.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Mike Johnson
Jim Oakley
J & M Auto Sales
Johnson
Mike
Nash
Oakley
Market loses ground as inflation data clash with trade deficit
The Dow fell 1.39 to 883.49 at 10 30 am as gains in inflation news were offset by a widening trade deficit. Labor data showed July retail prices up 0.5 percent after three monthly gains, a 4.6 percent annual rate, seen as easing pressure on the dollar. Robert Strauss projected prices would rise by a minimum of 8 percent this year.
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Beth Steel
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Cleveland
Firm pays workers to shed pounds at Intermatic plant
Intermatic Inc the Spring Grove Illinois maker of timers and lights offers 850 employees up to 4 per pound of weight lost. It spent 7000 on a 1.4 mile jogging course with 20 stations outside its plant. President Jim Miller says extending a single employee’s life is worthwhile. Intermatic joins firms reevaluating worker health.
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Chicago Tribune
Infermath, Inc
Spring Grove
Ill
Jim Miller
Intermiatic
Herman Somers
Princeton University
R. J. Reynolds Inc
Intermatic
Miller
Intermathc
West side real estate sales stay strong in Ohio suburbs
A Smythe, Cramer Co report summarizes six Northwest and Southwest real estate segments across eastern Lorain, western Cuyahoga, and northern Medina counties. Northwest activity remains good to very good with strong existing homes, while new homes show slower demand. overall market remains buoyant as rates influence buyer behavior.
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Cuyahoga County
Medina County
Cleveland Realty
Smythe, Cramer Co
Greater Cleveland
Northwest
Avon
Avon Lake
Bay Village
Fairview Park
Lakewood
North Olmsted
North Ridgeville
Rocky River
Westlake
Berea
Brooklyn
Brook Park
Brunswick
Medina
Middleburg Heights
North Royalton
Parma
Parma Heights
Strongsville
Miles Homes demo do-it-yourself home near completion
A build-it-yourself two story home by Miles Homes near Spencer will be open for inspection Sunday. Darvis Nutt built at 39630 Smith Rd with pre-cut materials to speed construction. Wade Hall says visitors can inspect construction quality and the pre-cut components from 1 to 5 p.m. The house lies on Smith Road one mile east of US Rt. 301, about 1.5 miles south of Penfield.
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Miles Homes
Spencer
Darvis Nutt
Smith Rd
Wade Hall
Miles
Hall
Insilco
Nutt
Smith Road
Rt. 301
Penfield
Harry's Mens Wear Moves to Expand Downtown Elyria
Harry's Mens Wear relocates from 417 Broad St to 371 Broad St as Merthe Co plans to occupy the old space in October. Remodeling began in June with a grand opening in about 10 days. Harry's will add new departments and expanded lines while Lorain and Brunswick stores join the celebrations. Merthe's, Elyria's oldest department store, plans a multi-mault expansion on the first floor to improve customer convenience, with completion targeted for early October after Labor Day.
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Broad Street
Harry's Men's Wear
Broad St
Harry’s
C.H. Merthe Co
Richard Portnick
Harry's
Merthe's
Harry
Elyria
Portnick
Lorain
Brunswick
Merthe’s
Orlin C. Heller
Reece to address Lorain sales and marketing execs
John W. Jack Reece Vice President and General Manager of Tappan Air Conditioning Division Elyria will speak at the Lorain County Sales and Marketing Executives meeting on September 12 at McGarvey's Restaurant Vermilion The former Frick Co executive has led the Tappan division since 1976 and holds degrees from the Coast Guard Academy Stevens NYU and an MBA.
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John W
Jack) Reece
Tappan Air Conditioning Division
Stevens Institute of Technology
New York University
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National Association of Securities Center
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Cleve
Oberlin
J.C. Insurance Bai Bonding Agency
Middle Ave
Elyria, Ohio
Tappan
Reece
John W. Reece
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Demby
Elyria Board of Realtors
Demby Real Estate
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